qatarperegrine: (niqab)
qatarperegrine ([personal profile] qatarperegrine) wrote2007-03-18 11:49 am
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Swimming Hijabis

From my sister's local paper: there are arguments going on in Oxford over whether Muslim women should be able to swim in hijab.

Aren't there burqinis in Oxford?

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[identity profile] shmuelisms.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I was almost too afraid to check-out those burqinies, the combination of the concepts of burqah and bikini was just brain-frying. :-)

In Israel, in areas with large Orthodox communities, you can easily find swimming pools and beaches with separate hours/days for men and women. Even so, some women wear the strangest outfits in th water. But taking a swim in full Burqah?? I just can't parse that.